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Baltimore Child & Adolescent Response System (BCARS)

Baltimore Child & Adolescent Response System (BCARS)

Catholic Charities of Baltimore City

ABOUT

Supportive stabilization and crisis intervention services.


People We Serve


Children in traditional, kinship or treatment foster care.

Phone


(667) 600-2880 voice

Location

1118 Light Street, Suite 200
Baltimore, MD 21230

General Information


Services are offered to foster families and are accessed by referral from a DSS caseworker and/or a family can request services themselves.

Services include: Emergency Department Diversion; Community-Based Crisis Services; 24/7 Hotline; Urgent Care Clinic; Short-Term Intensive Individual/Family Therapy; Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services; Psychiatric Assessment; Medication Management; Crisis Response to Baltimore City Public Schools.

Contact form available HERE.

Services


BCARS/BCDSS Stabilization Partnership

About

BCARS and the Baltimore City Department of Social Services partnered for children experiencing difficulties in foster care placement to receive quick supports and counseling geared toward stabilizing their placements.

Urgent 24/7 response is possible, with expected response time under 2 hours.
Services are individualized and can include phone referral or direct face-to-face supports anywhere from 1-42 days.

Traditional BCARS Program

About

The goals of treatment are to avoid an inpatient hospitalization, stabilize the crisis, and link children and families to services that will help them long term